Politics Quotes

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."

"The nation, as a state, is an instrument of unification for the people."

"The masses are moved by symbols and slogans, not by argument."

"The press should be not only a collective propagandist and agitator, but also a collective organizer."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in theory and in practice betray it."

"The purpose of the state is to maintain class domination by force."

"Imperialism is capitalism in its highest stage of development."

"The question of land is fundamental to the revolution in Russia."

"The capitalist state is nothing but a machine for the suppression of one class by another."

"The secret of politics is to divide your enemies and unite your supporters."

"The essence of imperialism is the export of capital, not merely goods."

"A revolution devours its children when it forgets its principles."

"Nationalism is the religion of the capitalist class."

"A government that fears its people has already lost."

"I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role."

"The only thing that we have to fear on this earth is the power of the corporate interest."

"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."

"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England."

"Some regard private enterprise as a predatory target to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but a few see it as a sturdy horse pulling a wagon."

"A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen to him next week; and the ability to explain why it didn't happen."

"I have always believed that in politics anything can happen once."

"The greatest purveyor of violence in the world is my own government."

"The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and racism."

"The art of politics is learning to walk with integrity."

"The grant of a just government rests upon the consent of the governed."

"Democracy is not a static thing. It is an ever-living, ever-growing form."

"The only thing that matters in public life is what you achieve."

"In the field of world policy, I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor."

"The only sure thing about politics is that things change."

"I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any treat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."